Messages - DJM707

Thanks for the reply. That was always my thought too. Just figured I would check and see if there was some kind of "industry standard" I was unaware of, because when I tried to google it a couple law schools' career websites came up that said to round down from .44 and lower. Anyway I guess it doesn't matter for transferring, because the admissions offices will just look at the raw rank and make their own calculation anyway.

What's the standard on rounding percentages? For example, if a rank is 10/190, which equals around 5.26%, do you report on a resume as top 5% or top 6%?

I know that if it were 5.5% it would round up to 6%, but unclear if it's ever ok to round down. I have seen both done/approved as well as disapproved. Unfortunately, for transferring, there seems to be a difference between top 5 and 6%.

Well I definitely want to live and practice in the northeast (NY, DC, Boston), so I'm only applying to schools up there. The main reason I want to transfer from my current school is not only its ranking but also that its particularly "regionalized" in a region I dont wanna be in.

Good point on law review though. I have checked and almost all the schools I'm applying to allow transfers to write on to law review. It would be difficult, but I would have to write on at my current school anyway, since it doesnt allow grading on.

After my first semester at a mid-50s law school I am in the top 7% (13/196), and am strongly considering an upward transfer. From what I've read so far, it seems I have a real good shot at Fordham, but I'm not sure if that's a big enough jump to make it worth it.

But of course I would much prefer a T14 school, particularly Columbia or NYU. Any insight as to my chances or advice would be very helpful.